Police said two detectives from the Violent Crime Impact Section saw an individual who they believed to be armed with a handgun sitting on the steps of a house. When they approached, the man ran inside.

The detectives followed the man, who drew a semi-automatic handgun and pointed "in the general direction of police," said police spokesman Lt. Col. Garnell Green.

Green said detectives fired several rounds, striking the man. Green did not say what brought the detectives to the address where the shooting took place.

On Wednesday, police identified the detectives as eight-year veteran Christopher Icenroad, 32, and nine-year veteran Donta Williams, 28. Icenroad has no prior police-involved shootings; Williams had one in 2010.

The man, who was also identified on Wednesday as Leontey Kiah, was taken to a local hospital being treated for his injuries. Police said the 36-year-old Kiah suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.